The Constitutional Development of India One Liner Questions & Answers
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Which Act of the British Parliament abolished the East India Company monopoly over trade in India? | Charter Act of 1813 |
| 2 | By which Act, does the Legislative Council of India receive the power to discuss the budget? | Indian Council Act, 1892 |
| 3 | In which Act, the provision was made for the establishment of the Supreme Court at Calcutta? | Regulating Act, 1773 |
| 4 | By which Act the Federal Court in India was created? | Government of India Act in 1935 |
| 5 | The Federal Court of India was established in which years? | 1937 |
| 6 | In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to – |
Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories
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| 7 | Under which Act, Dyarchy was introduced at the Central level? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 9 | The Act of 1909 was associated with – | Introduction of separate electorate |
| 10 | Which Act introduced the ‘Principle of Constitutional Autocracy’? | The Government of India Act of 1935 |
| 11 | The Indian Legislature was made bicameral for the first time by – | The Government of India Act of 1919 |
| 12 | Which Act introduced a bicameral legislature at the Centre? | 1919 Act |
| 13 | The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of – | G.O.I. Act, 1935 |
| 14 | Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country? | Charter Act, 1833 |
| 15 | The distribution of power between the Centre and States as in the Constitution of India is based on which plan? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 16 | A ‘Federal System’ and ‘diarchy’ at the ‘Centre’ was introduced in India by – | The Act of 1935 |
| 17 | The provision for the establishment of the All India Federation was included in the – | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 18 | In the Federation established under the Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the – | Governor General |
| 19 | The States and the Central Government derive power from – | The Constitution of India |
| 20 | What was not a salient feature of the Government of India Act, of 1935 – | Residuary subjects were allocated to provincial Legislatures. |
| 22 | Why is the Government of India Act, of 1935 important? | It is the main source of the Constitution of India |
| 23 | Which Act led to the separation of Burma from India? | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| 24 | The proposal for framing of the Constitution of India by an elected Constituent Assembly was made by – | Cripps Mission |
| 25 | The objective of Ilbert Bill in reference to colonial rule in India was – |
To bring Indians and Europeans to equal status as far as the penal jurisdiction of courts was concerned.
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| 26 | As per the Cabinet Mission plan, in the Constituent Assembly to decide allotted members seats in each province, one representative was in ratio to which population? | 10 Lakh |
| 27 | Who was not a member of the Cabinet Mission? | William Wood |
| 28 | Indian Constituent Assembly was established under – | Cabinet Mission, 1946 |
| 29 | In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Vice President of the Executive Council was – | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 30 | Who was not the member of the Interim National Government formed in August 1946 A.D.? | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| 31 | Who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly firstly for the formation of Constitution for India? | Swaraj party in 1934 |
| 32 | How were the members of Constituent Assembly elected? | By Provincial assemblies |
| 33 | Who was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 34 | Who chaired the first meeting of Constituent Assembly? | Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha |
| 35 | Who was the Chairman of ‘Constituent Assembly’ of India? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 36 | Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 37 | Constituent Assembly of India was established on – | 09 December, 1946 |
| 38 | When was the first session of the constituent assembly held? | 9 December, 1946 |
| 39 | The resolution for giving a Constitution to India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on – | 22 January, 1947 |
| 40 | Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 41 | Who was presented the objectives resolution? | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 42 | How many Sessions of the Indian Constituent Assembly were conducted for the formulation of Indian Constitution? | 12 |
| 43 | How much time the Constituent Assembly took to frame the Constitution of India? | 2 years, 11 months, 18 days |
| 44 | Who was the chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 45 | Who was the Chairman of the Provincial Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly? | Sardar Patel |
| 46 | Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar |
| 47 | Who was the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities constituted by the Constituent Assembly? | Sardar Patel |
| 48 | The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had how many other members? | 6 |
| 49 | Who was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 50 | The Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on – | 29th August, 1947 |
| 51 | Who was the Constitutional Advisor at the time of the formation of the Constitution? | B.N. Rau |
| 52 | The first draft of the Constitution was prepared by – | B.N. Rau |
| 53 | When did the Constituent Assembly adopt the National Flag? | 22 July, 1947 |
| 54 | Who was the chairman of the National Flag Committee? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| 55 | When was the third reading of the Indian Constituent Assembly started? | 14 November, 1949 |
| 56 | The Constitution of India was completed on – | November 26, 1949 |
| 57 | Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on – | 26 November, 1949 |
| 58 | Constitution of India came into force on – | 26 January, 1950 |
| 59 | January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution, because – | The Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930. |
| 60 | Indian Constitution was adopted by – | Constituent Assembly |
| 61 | Constitution Day of India is celebrated on – | 26th November |
| 62 | B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from – | Bombay Presidency |
| 63 | Year of birth and death of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – | 1891 – 1956 |
| 64 | In which year was ‘Jana Gana Mana’ adopted as the National Anthem of India? | 1950 |
| 65 | The state emblem was adopted by Govt. of India on – | 26th January, 1950 |
| 66 | Deferment of Adult Franchise for fifteen years was advocated in the Constituent Assembly by – | Maulana Azad |
| 67 | Who advised that the Indian National Congress should be disbanded as a political party after the independence of India? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 68 | Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India? | J.B. Kripalani |
| 69 | “In their nationalist reaction, the Founding Fathers of the Indian Constitution tended to minimize the importance of minority interests and emotions.” This view is credited to – | Ivor Jennings |
| 70 | “Constituent Assembly was Congress and Congress was India” Who said this? | Austin |
| 71 | Who said ‘India is a Quasi-Federal State’? | K.C. Wheare |
| 72 | Who in the beginning, presented the idea of the Indian Constituent Assembly in pre-independence days? | M.N. Roy |
| 73 | ‘It is an agreement by free will to be terminated by free will.’ – This statement of Pt. Nehru refers to? | India’s Association with the Commonwealth of Nations |
| 74 | How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly? | 15 |
| 75 | Who speaks of India’s self-reliant social system ‘The rural system in India is a tiny Republic’? | Charles Metcalfe |